2013 Golden Globe Awards

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Ben Affleck accepts the best director award for "Argo." "I don't care what the award is, but when they put your name next to the names she read off that list, it's an extraordinary thing in your life," Affleck said, praising fellow nominees Kathryn Bigelow, Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino.

Ben Affleck accepts the best director award for "Argo." "I don't care what the award is, but when they put your name next to the names she read off that list, it's an extraordinary thing in your life," Affleck said, praising fellow nominees Kathryn Bigelow, Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino. (Paul Drinkwater / NBC)

Ben Affleck accepts the best director award for "Argo." "I don't care what the award is, but when they put your name next to the names she read off that list, it's an extraordinary thing in your life," Affleck said, praising fellow nominees Kathryn Bigelow, Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino.